US Military Leading Way In Mobile Clean Energy Technology

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Sierra Club talks about how, through a contract with SunDial Capital Partners, the Department of Defense has been implementing a new interface for mobile solar technology. Read more →

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Will The Pentagon Bring Solar Hot Water To A Boil?

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Greentech Media, in its EarthTechling debut, looks at how with third-party finance, solar can give the military hot water, private sector buy-in, and budget cuts. Read more →

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US Navy Puts Teeth Into Its Big Green Policy

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With an emphasis on conservation, efficiency and, yes, renewables, the Navy codifies its march toward a 50 percent cut in shore energy consumption. Read more →

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Great Green Fleet Sails Toward Military Reduction In Oil Use

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Center for American Progress reports on the US military's use of innovative advanced biofuels and the efforts of some congressional conservatives to stop it. Read more →

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Administration Not Backing Off On Military Biofuels

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The U.S. Navy and the departments of Energy and Agriculture, working with industry, move to develop biofuels production capacity of 10 million gallons per year. Read more →

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Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Used Solar In Orbit

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Its purpose is shrouded in mystery but we do know one thing about the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane, which flew back to Earth recently after a 15-month stint in orbit -- it runs on solar. Read more →

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Wind Industry Embraces US Military Veterans

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An Obama administration grant is helping Gemini Energy Services train U.S. military veterans for jobs as wind power technicians. Read more →

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Great, Green Military Of The Future: Friend Or Foe?

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Many welcome the U.S. military's embrace of clean energy, but could a green, lean killing machine ultimately do more harm than good? Read more →

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Hands Off Our Biofuels, Panetta Tells Congress

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tells Congress to back off in its bid to basically ban the military from purchasing biofuels. Read more →

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US Army Building Its Own Clean-Power Grids

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Army engineers are working to develop renewable-energy based microgrids that can work independently of traditional grid power. Read more →

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